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Is a shark a mammal and why?

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∙ 15y ago
Updated: 10/8/2023

No a shark is not a mammal. It isn't a mammal because it filters water through it's gill slits then oxygen is filtered from the water. To be a mammal an animal has to directly breath oxygen into the lungs.

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